Anonymity vs child protection: Why protecting minors online is proving more difficult than you think

By Dr. Heinrich Grave, Senior Vice President Digital Identity, IDnow

For almost as long as the internet has existed, it has included corners which contain content best unseen by child and adolescent eyes, as well as products for sale that aren’t meant for minors. Curious young minds will often go searching for these pages, goods and services though, so there needs to be a method of gatekeeping on these websites that goes beyond asking the user to simply click a …

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